Usman Afzaal
Usman Afzaal
Born: 9 June 1977, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Major Teams: Nottinghamshire, England.
Known As: Usman Afzaal
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Test Debut: England v Australia at Birmingham, 1st Test, 2001
Latest Test: England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, 2001
NBC Denis Compton Award 1996
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 23/08/2001)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 3 6 1 83 54 16.60 60.58 0 1 0 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 9 0 49 1 49.00 1-49 0 0 54.0 5.44
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 0 - - - - - - - - -
Balls M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -
FIRST-CLASS
(1995 - 2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 122 211 19 6215 151* 32.36 12 35 60 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1046.1 235 3333 66 50.50 4-101 0 0 95.1 3.18
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1995 - 2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 81 71 14 2086 95* 36.59 0 17 20 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 152 841 31 27.12 3-8 0 0 29.4 5.53
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Usman Afzaal was born in Pakistan in June 1977. A left-handed middle order
batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler, he made his first-class debut in
1995, having previously represented his country at Under-15 (against South
Africa), Under-17 (against India) and Under-19 level. He toured the West
Indies with the U19 side in the winter of 1994-95.
Having shown promise and gradual improvement for several years, Afzaal
made the breakthrough in 2000. He reached 1,000 first class runs for the
first time, including a spectacular 151 not out for Notts against
Worcestershire in the County Championship, and was awarded his county cap.
The arrival of Clive Rice was crucial in his development, helping him
balance his adhesiveness with more positive strokes. His form earned the
attention of the England selectors and he was rewarded with a place in the
England A party to play in the Busta Cup competition in the West Indies. He
also led a team of young cricketers to Pakistan that winter as part of a
Nottinghamshire initiative to encourage young Asians in the area.
Thanks to a successful tour both for England A and Usman personally, he
was in contention for a place in the England squad to face Pakistan and
Australia in the NatWest series during the summer, but was unfortunate to
lose out to Owais Shah of Middlesex and Surrey's Ben Hollioake. Good form
in the first half of the 2001 season helped earn his call-up for the first
Ashes Test in the absence of Graham Thorpe and Michael Vaughan due to
injuries. It was not a particularly auspicious debut with six runs in two
innings, as England were swept aside by a rampant Australia. He lost his
place for the next Test but returned for the Fourth Test at Leeds where he
made 14 and four not out as England won. He hit his first half-century for
England in the fifth Test at The Oval but was out for five in the second
innings as England slipped to a heavy defeat. However, he failed to force
his way into the Test line-up in India and incurred the wrath of the coach,
Duncan Fletcher, when he reported in New Zealand above what was considered
to be his best fighting weight and had to sit out that series as well.
While he displayed impressive form in the 2002 English season, scoring
1,275 runs at an average of 45.53 with five hundreds and six fifties, he did
not feature in any of the winter touring squads.
Afzaal has aspirations to be considered a true all-rounder, and his best
bowling to date remains 4-101 against Gloucestershire in 1998. One of a new
generation of Anglo-Asians forging a career in the county game, Usman is
aware of being perceived as a role model, and he takes the responsibility
seriously. "Perhaps I'm eccentric, but I love England," he states. "This
country has given me such happiness and opportunity, and although Pakistan
is special to me, England is my home." (Copyright CricInfo October 2002)
Last Updated: Saturday, 09-Nov-2002 08:40:51 GMT
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